First musical act to perform a concert on every continent

Metallica (USA) became the first musical act to play a concert on all seven of Earth's continents when they entertained 120 scientists and competition winners in a transparent dome at Carlini Station in Antarctica on 8 December 2013. The hour-long show, appropriately dubbed "Freeze 'Em All", saw the rock band perform 10 tracks including hits such as "One", "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters". Billboard magazine reported the event as follows: "To respect the icy continent's fragile environment, the concert was held without traditional amplification, in accord with international Antarctic protocol. Amplifiers were enclosed in isolation cabinets, with the sound transmitted to the audience via headphones, much like the "silent discos" sometimes found at music festivals.

"On a much smaller scale, the United States' McMurdo Station has been hosting open mic nights in Antarctica for some time, and in 2007 a five-piece band of British scientists called Nunatak claimed to have played the continent's first rock concert."

Metallica actually performed on all seven continents in a calendar year after 2013 tour dates in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia.

Fall Out Boy (USA) planned to play a gig in Antarctic in 2006 but had to cancel the event due to "un-cooperative weather".

The competition to win tickets for the concert was organized in conjunction with Coca-Cola Zero for Metallica fans in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. The winners were invited on a week-long Antarctic cruise that stopped off at Carlini for the concert on 8 December.

Argentina's Carlini Station is located on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and is named after the Argentine scientist Alejandro Ricardo Carlini. The station was erected in 1982 and is only accessible by air and water via Base Marambio.

Metallica are James Hetfield (vocals/rhythm guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar) and Robert Trujillo (bass/backing vocals).